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  1. S

    Can goats get along with dogs??

    So we recently got two goats, a doe and a kid. This is our first time having goats, and our dog (medium-small sized) is fine with the goats, but the doe is very aggressive with the dog. Given the chance she will back him into a corner and head butt him repeatedly. She is always on the defense...
  2. CaliFarmsAR

    Show off your GOATS! And share Goat story’s (If y’all want to show and tell stories)

    My sister loves goats and is getting 3 on the 13 of this moth she is so excited and wanted me to make a goat thread which is my pleasure she if you have goats post if y’all want to!
  3. Show Sebright

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  4. T

    Weaning goats

    I have 3 two week old pygmys. Mom only nursed the two bigger ones. The runt is being bottle fed. It looks like after two weeks she has pretty much weened the females as they are eating alfalfa. I never see her nurse them only walk away when they try to nurse. She maybe nursing at night but...we...
  5. HappyFeetHens

    Reevaluating Boer/Meat Goat Feed - HELP!

    One of my Boer does is a yearling (born November 2018) and she’s just so small for her age. She’s a normal height, very long body and nicely built, and at fair, we were told she was built very well, with a nice long body and neck, but simple too small. She has no depth, little width, and I just...
  6. LizzzyJo

    Considering mini sheep and goats - lots of questions!

    Hi All! 🐑🐏🐐🐐 I would love to have a few mini goats and sheep to round out my little hobby farm. I am leaning more towards sheep because I have 3 acres of grass for them to enjoy and I know that goats don't tend to enjoy grass. However, goats have the best personalities! I would like to maybe...
  7. CaliFarmsAR

    Show off any Pets,Farm animals!!

    I would love to see if this will be the longes post and you can show off your pets and farm animals. This is my drake. Here is my rooster Strutter.
  8. FrontYardChicken111

    African Pygmy Goat for sale

    Hello, I have a Doe for sale sbes supposed to be about 3 years old. I bought her in a pair and she is not getting along with any of my other goats shes not aggressive she was originally somebodys yard pet. Just very dominant over my goats here. I want to try and sell her and find her a good...
  9. BGcoop

    It’s kind of a funny story, but now I have question

    My daughter has been wanting a goat. We considered it briefly but the timing just wasn’t right. My husband had mentioned at work that my daughter and I had been looking at them. Sooo today his work friends thought they would be funny and dropped this little guy off at our house. Does anyone...
  10. K

    Goat with swollen leg after weathering

    We got our 3month goat weathered a couple of days ago but today I saw that his right rear leg is swollen I've been giving him 1 meloxicam once day for pain and he got a booster of tetanus is this connected to the weathering or something else and what should I do
  11. Aris Farm

    Thanks for the add!

    I live on a small farm in West Central Indiana. I've had chickens going on 4 years. I am at about 30 chickens. A have a few of many breeds. Cochin, Easter eggers, bantam, polish, turken, salmon favorelle. I have ducks also. We also raise miniature goats and donkeys, alpacas and llamas. I have a...
  12. AltonaAcres

    Goat's udder growing, not pregnant

    My Nigerian Dwarf Doe (2 years old) was unable to get pregnant last fall. 3 days ago, I noticed the area which would be her udder if it was full was looking a little baggy. Today, it is even bigger, and her teats look big too. I asked someone I know who is a goat expert, and she said my goat has...
  13. darkavenger454

    Rescued Goat has issue with her butt, looks horrible

    A couple days ago we rescued a goat who is living in horrible conditions. We noticed that her butt was really red, swollen and bleeding. She also has an utter that is severely swollen and almost touching the ground. The previous owner said they never milked her. We have had all kinds of animals...
  14. hobbyfarmheritage

    Goats, Chickens, Pigs, Hobby Farming and Blogging

    Hello there everyone, this is kind of an introduction, I have utilized this forum many times in the past for some solid advice, but this is my first time posting. My name is Brad, my wife and I live on a hobby farming in the Missouri, Ozarks. We raise Nigerian pigmy goats, game chickens, gold...
  15. M

    A blind Goat

    Hi, I'm fairly new to the site, but I keep goats along with my various poultry and I'm hoping I can ask a question about them here. I have a goat, who on Friday June 7th was behaving strangely like he couldn't see well. On closer inspection I found his eyes were cloudy and looked inflamed on...
  16. BamburghFarms

    Goats & Chickens & Ducks Oh My! Help!

    Hi friends! So we have a real “hippie” homestead situation here at Bamburgh Farms!! Lol We have a flock of about 35 chickens, 5 ducks & 3 Nigerian Dwarf doelings (and previously a goose named Horace as well! ) that all live in harmony, free ranging and eating, drinking and bunking together on...
  17. HappyFeetHens

    HELP! Skittish Show Goat/Regaining Trust

    This year I’m showing a boer meat breeding doe at my county fair. When we first bought her, she loved me. I has her to wear I could skip a halter on no problem and walk her without any big issues, just training her to stay where she needs to be and such. She was super sweet, was cuddly and...
  18. Z

    Goat Udder

    We just brought home 3 Boer goats yesterday. They were free from someone trying to get rid of some. We have a male and two females. One of the females has a noticeable udder and the other does not. I'm 100% new to goats and wondering what, if anything, that means. I'm Googling the heck out of...
  19. Gussychick

    one horned goat?

    Hi all! I have 3 six week old goats that were debudded at the dairy farm I bought them from. One of the Oberhasli babies has one horn that seems to be growing quite a bit compared to the other. Is it normal to have uneven growth as kids or any growth at all after debudding? It seems so whole...
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